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The patients\u2019 clinical, cytologic, and histologic diagnoses were correlated. All samples were stained with hematoxylin and eosin, and studied through standardized monolayer techniques, with a mean cellular concentration of 60,000 cells\/mm\n                      <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                      . Immunohistochemistry was performed using Vimentin, S 100, HMB 45, Melan A, cytokeratin, and as prognostic factors, B and T lymphocyte, CD68 (macrophage), and antibody Ki 67 (growth factor).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The positive predictive value was 100%; the negative predictive value was 80%. Sensitivity and specificity of LBC for detecting malignancy were 95.2% and 100%, respectively. The FNAB LBC with immunohistochemistry findings resulted in a revision of treatment in 32% of patients. There was no evidence of local tumor dissemination or a recurrence associated with biopsy in any patient.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Fine needle aspiration biopsy (LBC and immunohistochemistry) is a safe, sensitive, and specific method of establishing tissue diagnosis in a subset of patients with intraocular melanocytic tumors, particularly in cases where sample material is scarce. 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